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Transport and livestock are both significant contributors to nitrogen pollution. Annalucia/Shutterstock.com

July 16, 2018

You’ve heard of a carbon footprint – now it’s time to take steps to cut your nitrogen footprint

Ee Ling Ng, The University of Melbourne; Deli Chen, The University of Melbourne, and Xia Liang, The University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is the first institution in Australia to have its nitrogen footprint calculated – it’s 139 tonnes per year, mainly because of food production, energy use and transport.

Soils play an important role in the nutritional value of our food.

March 21, 2017

How healthy soils make for a healthy life

Ee Ling Ng, The University of Melbourne and Deli Chen, The University of Melbourne

We’re in danger of losing the health benefits of soils faster than they are replaced.

Our food system depends on nitrogen fertilisers. Nitrogen image from www.shutterstock.com

December 4, 2016

Nitrogen pollution: the forgotten element of climate change

Ee Ling Ng, The University of Melbourne; Deli Chen, The University of Melbourne; Robert Edis, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, and Xia Liang, The University of Melbourne

Somehow we need to grow more food to feed an expanding population while minimising the problems associated with nitrogen fertiliser use.

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